Suzhou, the cradle of Wu Culture, is a city with a history of more than 2,500 years, tracing back to the later Shang Dynasty of the earlier Chinese history. When talking about Suzhou, the old saying mentions it as a “Paradise on the Earth?or the "East Venice of the World? referring to its natural beauty, classical gardens, bridges and waters, traditional operas and soft dialect tone.
The city is well-known with its enriched cultures and its classical gardens, in which two have been listed as the great world heritage sites. Situated in the downstream of Yangtze River Drainage Basin and Yangtze River Delta economic zone, Suzhou has been a national tourist center and has attracted visitors around the world.
Not just for its natural beauty, its splendid history, or its cultural heritage, Suzhou’s economy represents the highest growth and the fastest expansion in the past 5-10 years in the region and in China. The city?GDP has surpassed its any other neighbor cities except Shanghai in the region and more than 80 of the world top 500 corporations listed on the Fortune have set their office in the city.
The city is well-known with its spectacular regional products in the South of Yangtze and in China, including a brand of tea, Biluochun, a fabulous silk trademark, Suzhou embroidery, a fish from Lake Taihu, Silver Fish, a mitten crab, Dazhaxie Crab, and more.
The flower representing the city is osmanthus and the city tree is camphor tree.
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